Good lightweight laptop? Budget £600 - £700

Faded · 2 Sep 2007 at 20:34

Can anyone recommend me a nice looking light weight laptop (not the Vostro

).
It will be used for general internet usage but would like it to be a bit future proof.
I don't want anything above a 15.4" screen, and would definately like it to be as light as possible, and yes I know it sounds stupid but looks are quite essential (afterall isn't it fair to ask for something you will be looking at for hours at a time to look decent?

)

Budget around £600, could go higher if the laptop is good enough (maybe upto £700).

kbc · 2 Sep 2007 at 22:21

Dan1984 said:
Can anyone recommend me a nice looking light weight laptop (not the Vostro ).
It will be used for general internet usage but would like it to be a bit future proof.
I don't want anything above a 15.4" screen, and would definately like it to be as light as possible, and yes I know it sounds stupid but looks are quite essential (afterall isn't it fair to ask for something you will be looking at for hours at a time to look decent? )

Budget around £600, could go higher if the laptop is good enough (maybe upto £700).

What would you be using this laptop for? Any brand preferences?

Faded · 2 Sep 2007 at 22:34

Just general internet use and maybe the odd game (not essential though as I have the desktop for that). Other than that maybe watching the odd film and listening to music.
Been looking at the Vaio's but obviously they are pretty costly so as long as it looks nice, weighs as little as possible and gets the job done i'll be happy.

Dr House · 3 Sep 2007 at 09:21

IBM T61

melbourne720 · 3 Sep 2007 at 09:23

Just out of interest why not the Vostro?

Mr. Brightside · 3 Sep 2007 at 09:49

Dell 1520 if it were me - excellent build quality and good value.

Hope this helps,
Mr. Brightside

Alex UK · 3 Sep 2007 at 10:41

Mr. Brightside said:
Dell 1520 if it were me - excellent build quality and good value.

Hope this helps,
Mr. Brightside

Seconded. That's what I'd go for.

Hxc · 3 Sep 2007 at 10:55

Paras said:
IBM T61

Agreed. Can't top IBM/Lenovo for laptops. How I wish I could afford their X Series...

Sukh · 3 Sep 2007 at 10:58

I've been looking at laptops and found these that might interest you

(L226) Dell Latitude D620 Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 2.33ghz 2048mb/100gb/14" Wide XGA+ Screen/DVD-RW Drive/Quadro NVS 110M/Wireless Network/Windows XP Pro SP2 ( 3 Year onsite warranty) £605

or

*(125) Dell Latitude D820 (Centrino) Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83ghz 2048mb/120gb/15.4" Wide XGA Screen/DVD-RW Drive/Quadro NVS 120M/Wireless Network (1 year RTB warranty) for £565

Faded · 3 Sep 2007 at 15:46

melbourne720 said:
Just out of interest why not the Vostro?

Someone on here mentioned it was quite heavy and it doesn't really look that good in my opinion.
Thanks for the suggestions though guys will have a look at them when I'm at home.

Hate · 3 Sep 2007 at 15:51

macbook?

Continuity · 3 Sep 2007 at 16:18

Dell 420... their good little machines, the 620 is a little big for what your asking for.

sidethink · 3 Sep 2007 at 17:53

I would say Macbook too, if you're not wedded to Wintel in anyway.

Stylish, slick and something a little different.

Faded · 3 Sep 2007 at 18:16

The macbook was an alternative I was looking into although I imagine it would create a lot of hassle with my ipod which then wont be able to use both the laptop and desktop.

Hate · 3 Sep 2007 at 19:33

Yeah you can, you're able to "authorise" 5 devices for use with iTunes account

Faded · 3 Sep 2007 at 19:48

But I didn't think an iPod could work on Windows and the Mac OSX?
I always assumed it had to be formated to one particular OS?

Energize · 3 Sep 2007 at 20:30

Acer TravelMate 3043WTMi £680 inc delivery (£650 for 1GB version)

Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66 GHz Processor
2GB DDR2 Memory
120GB Hard Disk Drive
12.1 Inch WXGA TFT LCD Screen
56K Modem, Gigabit LAN
802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN, Bluetooth
8x DVD-RW DL
Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition
29.75cm x 21.0cm x 2.54 - 3.31cm
1.69 Kg

Exactly what you are looking for in terms of portability, cheaper, smaller and 0.6Kg lighter than the macbook.

Faded · 3 Sep 2007 at 20:38

Energize said:
Acer TravelMate 3043WTMi £680 inc delivery (£650 for 1GB version)

Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66 GHz Processor
2GB DDR2 Memory
120GB Hard Disk Drive
12.1 Inch WXGA TFT LCD Screen
56K Modem, Gigabit LAN
802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN, Bluetooth
8x DVD-RW DL
Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition
29.75cm x 21.0cm x 2.54 - 3.31cm
1.69 Kg

Exactly what you are looking for in terms of portability, cheaper, smaller and 0.6Kg lighter than the macbook.

Definately gone to the top of the list at the moment, would ideally like at least a 13" screen though.
Thanks a lot for that suggestion, will look into that one a lot more. Do you have one by the way? opinions?

EDIT - What are the chances of getting a laptop with a HDMI port for that sort of price range?

Energize · 3 Sep 2007 at 20:47

Dan1984 said:
Definately gone to the top of the list at the moment, would ideally like at least a 13" screen though.

You say you want as light as possible and no bigger than 15.4", then you say that you need a bigger screen? :confused:

Both don't go together unfortunatley.

EDIT - What are the chances of getting a laptop with a HDMI port for that sort of price range?

Probably nill, I haven't seen any laptops with hdmi. You can just buy a dvi-hdmi adaptor though.

Mr. Brightside · 3 Sep 2007 at 22:15

Unless they've changed recently I wouldn't go anywhere near Acer as the build quality is/was appalling.